Pickett exited Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers after sustaining a hit by Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White with 7:24 left in the third quarter. Pickett has been ruled out for the game with a concussion.
Kenneth Pickett is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
Pickett was born on June 6, 1998, in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, New Jersey. He attended Ocean Township High School.
Pickett led the Ocean Township Spartans to the New Jersey Central Group III semifinal game as a junior, leading his team to a 9–2 record. 247Sports ranked Pickett as the No. 23 overall high school football player in New Jersey in his senior year.
Pickett returned as Pittsburgh’s starter in 2018. He started all 14 games, completing 180 of 310 passes for 1,969 yards, 12 touchdowns, and six interceptions.
Pickett was again the starter in 2019, making 12 starts and missing one game due to injury. He completed 289 of 469 passes for 3,098 yards, 13 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
The NCAA granted all 2020 fall athletes an extra year of eligibility, and Pickett used this option to return as the Panthers’ starting quarterback in 2021.
Pickett took advantage of his final year of eligibility and broke out as one of the nation’s top players. He recorded 4,319 yards and 42 touchdowns setting school records for single-season yards and touchdowns as well as career yards and touchdowns.
He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as a senior, and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.